Plans Changed...


I was meant to begin filming with my group this weekend, if not for the entire weekend. My group and I had intended to start our video and complete at least a few of the initial parts. Even if it didn't, it would at least give an idea of how the filming would proceed. Regrettably, it was not possible to perform this properly. My groupmates and I quickly realized that we had weekend plans that couldn't be put off. For instance, one person had a soccer tournament, and another was out of town. I am almost always available, so the day we filmed depended on everyone else's availability. A school night would be too difficult so my house has to be available on the weekends. This is a result of the fact that I live so far from the rest of my group. I wouldn't have enough time to sleep by the time I came home from filming before I had to get up at six the next morning. I had to inform my colleagues that I would be unable to attend that weekend. I did, however, believe that they would be able to film at least a few sequences without me. Unfortunately, Violet and Dara informed us that they would be playing soccer that weekend. As they said that they would go on Friday as well and return the following Saturday night, they would also be unable to film. Being the only one remaining, I would be unable to film by myself. So my band and I made the decision to use this weekend to finish the music rather than wasting it. Each person made the decision to branch out and do some research because no music has been chosen yet. Hence, my friends and I came to the decision that the overall theme should be eerie and scary-sounding music. I began by initially browsing both music that I could use without seeking permission and music that required it. Just in case I came across something I genuinely wanted to use, even if I had to go through the procedure of gaining permission to do so, I didn't want to dive right into browsing royalty-free music.

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